JPH05123211A - Folding umbrella - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To prevent the periphery from getting wet by an umbrella body, in the case the folding umbrella used at the time of rainfall. CONSTITUTION:As for a handle body 1, its lower end part is formed watertightly, and also, its handle body is formed like a hollow cylinder in size for containing a contracted support 6 and a folded umbrella body 9. In a bottom part in the handle body 1, the lower end part of the support 6 is fixed and provided vertically. To the upper end part of the support 6, a cover body 13 fitted to the upper end part of the handle body 1 so as to be freely attachable and detachable is attached. In such a way, the contracted support 6 and the folded umbrella body 9 can be contained in the handle body 1. By fitting the cover body 13 to the upper end part of the handle body 1, the contracted support 6 and the folded umbrella body 9 can be enclosed surely and watertightly in the handle body 1, and it does not occur that the periphery gets wet by rain water of the umbrella body 9. This folding umbrella is easily portable.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a folding umbrella that can be folded and deformed into a small size when not in use.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, as a folding umbrella of this type, a lower end portion of a strut formed to be expandable and contractible is fixed to a handle, and a plurality of radial bones and a plurality of bones are supported on the upper end portion of the strut. A structure is known in which an umbrella made of cloth is provided in a foldable manner, the struts are contracted, and the folded umbrella is housed in a cloth bag that has insertion openings at both ends of these bodies. There is.

There is also a case in which an umbrella body, which is obtained by contracting and folding a support column, is housed in a case body formed separately from these.

[0004]

In the structure in which the contracted support pillar and the folded umbrella body are stored in the cloth bag, the umbrella body is stored in the bag while it is wet, so rainwater from the umbrella body is stored in the bag. It often happens that the bag leaks from the insertion openings at both ends of the body, and the bag body gets wet with rainwater from the umbrella body.
For example, if you bring it on a crowded train, you may inconvenience other passengers by getting your clothes wet, and if you put it in a bag or handbag, it may wet other things. There is.

Further, in the structure in which the contracted support pillar and the folded umbrella body are housed in the case body, it is inconvenient to carry a separate case body at all times, and the case body is taken out and contracted. There is a problem in that another operation is required to store the support column and the folded umbrella body, and therefore, handling is troublesome.

The present invention has been made in view of the above point, and can easily and surely store the contracted support pillar and the folded umbrella body in the handle body, and the umbrella body from the handle body. It is possible to prevent rainwater from leaking and it is convenient to carry. For example, if you bring it in a packed train, you do not disturb other passengers such as getting your clothes wet, and put it in your bag or handbag. It is an object of the present invention to provide a folding umbrella that does not wet other stored items in some cases and is therefore easy to handle.

[0007]

A folding umbrella according to the present invention is provided with a handle, a support column provided with a lower end portion fixedly attached to the handle body so as to be extendable and retractable, and a plurality of folding umbrellas provided at the upper end portion of the support column. Of the radial bone and an umbrella body made of a fabric supported by the plurality of bones, the handle body is watertightly closed at the lower end and the upper end is open, and the contracted column and the It is formed in a hollow cylindrical shape having a size for accommodating a folded umbrella body, and the pillar has a lower end portion fixedly erected to a bottom portion inside the handle body and an upper end portion with respect to an upper end portion of the handle body. It has a lid that is detachably fitted.

[0008]

In the folding umbrella of the present invention, a plurality of bones of the umbrella body are folded, and the fabric is folded around the pillar through the folded plurality of bones and wound into a tubular shape to be miniaturized. ..
Then, when the folded umbrella is pushed toward the handle, the support is contracted and stored in the handle, the folded umbrella is stored in the handle, and the lid at the upper end of the support is closed. It is fitted to the upper end of the handle. Thus, the contracted struts and the folded umbrella are enclosed within the handle in connection with these folding operations.

[0009]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The structure of an embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

In FIG. 1, reference numeral 1 denotes a handle, which is formed in a hollow cylindrical shape having a size for accommodating a contracted column and a folded umbrella, which will be described later, and a packing at the lower end thereof.
The plate-shaped bottom body 2 is watertightly fixed by a plurality of bolts 3 via 2a, and the upper end portion is opened. A flange 4 is integrally formed in an annular shape at the upper end of the handle 1, and a thread groove 5 is formed on the inner wall of the upper end.

Further, 6 is a strut, and the strut 6 is constructed so as to be extendable / contractible in two or three stages as is well known, and is configured to be held in an extended state at the time of extension, and at the time of minimum contraction. It is adapted to be contracted to a length shorter than the length of the handle 1. The lower end of the column 6 is in a vertical state by a fixing member 8 and a locking pin 8a screwed into a cylindrical support portion 7 projecting from the center of the bottom body 2 of the handle 1. The umbrella body 9 is foldably provided near the upper end of the column 6. As is well known, the umbrella body 9 includes a plurality of radial bones 10 foldably provided on the upper end portion of the support column 6, a plurality of radial skeletons 11 supporting the bones 10, and the plurality of radial bones. It is composed of a fabric 12 that is supported in a deployable manner on the bone 10.

Further, 13 is a lid body, and this lid body 13 is formed in a disk shape, and the locking plate 13 is attached to an annular inner wall projecting on the lower side.
The peripheral side of a is screwed and the locking plate 13a
Is fixed to the lower part of the lid 13 with a plurality of screws 15, and the locking plate 13a and an annular engaging recess 13 formed on the lower side of the lid 13
A large-diameter upper part of the connecting tool 14 is rotatably attached to the connecting part 14 with b, and a vertical insertion hole 17 is formed in the connecting part 16 protruding from the center of the connecting tool 14. The upper end of the pillar 6 is formed in the insertion hole 17, and the upper end of the pillar 6 is integrally connected to the connecting portion 16 with the engagement pin 18 retaining the same. A small gap 23 is formed between the connecting portion connecting the upper end of the pillar 6 to the lid 13 and the connecting portion of the umbrella body 9 attached to the upper end of the pillar 6. Further, a screw groove 19 is formed on the outer peripheral portion of the lid 13 so as to be detachably screwed into the screw groove 5 of the handle 1 by rotation, and an upper end portion of the screw groove 19 is formed. A flange 20 with respect to the flange 4 of the handle 1 is integrally formed in an annular shape, and an annular packing 21 is fitted to a continuous portion of the flange 20 and the screw groove 19. The lid 13 is water-tightly screw-fitted to the upper end of the handle 1 via the packing 21. Further, a knob 22 is integrally projectingly provided on the upper surface of the lid body 13.

Further, 24 is a belt holder, and the belt holder 24 is an annular mounting portion 25 which is detachably mounted on the outer peripheral portion of the handle 1, and is integrally formed downward from a part of the annular mounting portion 25. It is formed by a vertical engagement piece 26 formed to project. When the belt holder 24 is attached to the outer peripheral portion of the handle 1, the outer peripheral portion of the handle 1 is engaged with the engaging piece.
A gap 27 into which the belt is inserted is formed between the gap 26 and 26.

Next, the operation of the above configuration will be described.

When folding the umbrella used during rain, the plurality of bones 10 of the umbrella body 9 and the skeletons 11 supporting the bones 10 are sequentially folded by a conventional means, and the folded plurality of bones 10 are folded. A cloth 12 is folded and wound around the pillar 6 through the bone 10 and each fulcrum 11, and is deformed into a tubular shape to be miniaturized. And
When the folded umbrella body 9 is pushed toward the handle body 1, the support column 6 is contracted and stored in the handle body 1, and the folded umbrella body 9 is stored in the handle body 1 to support the support column 6. The lid body 13 at the upper end of the handle 1 is brought into contact with the upper end of the handle 1.

Next, when the lid body 13 is rotated by the knob 22, the thread groove 19 of the lid body 13 is deeply screwed into the thread groove 5 of the handle body 1, and the packing 21 of the lid body 13 is moved. The lid 13 is pressed against the upper end of the body 1, the lid 13 is watertightly fitted to the upper end of the handle 1 by this packing 21, and the flange 20 of the lid 13 is brought into contact with the flange 4 of the handle 1. ..

At this time, since the lid body 13 is rotatably connected to the upper end portion of the column 6 while being prevented from coming off,
The turning operation of the lid 13 is easily performed. Further, since the gap 23 is formed between the connecting portion of the lid body 13 to the upper end portion of the column 6 and the connecting portion of the umbrella body 9 to the column 6, the lid body 13 is formed.
The cloth 12 of the umbrella body 9 is not pinched between the screw grooves 5 and 19 when screwing. Therefore, the contracted support column 6 and the folded umbrella body 9 are watertightly sealed in the handle body 1 in association with these folding operations.

Next, the belt holder 24 can be easily attached to the handle 1 by attaching the annular attaching portion 25 of the belt holder 24 to the handle 1 as required. Then, by hooking the engagement piece 26 of the belt holder 24 on the belt of the carrying person, the folding umbrella can be attached to the waist of the carrying person and carried, and the carrying becomes easy.

In the above embodiment, the engaging piece 26 of the belt holder 24 is formed long along the length direction of the handle 1 to suspend the handle 1 in the vertical direction, but the present invention is not limited to this. Alternatively, as shown in FIG. 4, the engaging piece 26 of the belt holder 24 may be formed so as to integrally project in the direction along the annular mounting portion 25. As a result, the handle 1 can be hung while lying down.

[0020]

According to the present invention, since the handle body is formed in a hollow cylindrical shape having a size to accommodate the contracted support pillar and the folded umbrella body, the contracted support pillar and the folded umbrella body are provided in the handle body. Can be easily and surely stored. In addition, since the lower end of this handle is watertightly closed, a lid which is detachably fitted to the upper end of the handle is attached to the upper end of a column whose lower end is fixed to the bottom of the handle. By fitting this lid to the upper end of the handle, it is possible to reliably prevent rainwater from leaking from the handle from the handle, which is extremely convenient to carry, and for example, carry it on a crowded train. In this case, it does not cause other passengers to get injured, such as getting their clothes wet, and when it is placed in a bag or handbag, it does not wet other stored items. Can be provided.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional view of a folding umbrella according to an embodiment of the present invention in a stored state.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the same folding umbrella in an open state.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the folding umbrella in a stored state.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view of a folding umbrella in a stored state according to another embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Handle 6 Pillar 9 Umbrella 10 Bone 12 Cloth 13 Lid

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A handle, a support provided at its lower end fixed to the handle so as to be expandable and contractible, and a plurality of radial bones foldably provided at the upper end of the support and supported by the plurality of bones. And a handle body having a size that accommodates the contracted support post and the folded umbrella body, the lower end portion being watertightly closed and the upper end portion being open. The pillar is formed in a hollow cylindrical shape, and a lower end portion of the pillar is fixed to a bottom portion of the handle body so as to stand upright, and an upper end portion of which has a lid body detachably fitted to the upper end portion of the handle body. Folding umbrella characterized by doing